How can I disable Taskview from opening every time I open and close an app

Question

Since the last Windows update, everytime I try to open or close an app, such as a web browser, I get a task view window that opens and I have to click on my 1 monitor screen or the app I've opened to switch to it. When I'm done and click x to close the app I also have to click on the display or app I want to exit the taskview window. If I have no app open it will often may me click 5 or 6 times randomly to close the taskview button and get back to my desktop.

Here are some of the things i've done:

• Disabled the taskview button on the taskbar
• Added a registry key to disable virtual desktop
• ran scannow to fix any corrupt files
• Rebuild the virtual dektop files using powershell
• Make sure all Windows updates were applied
• Flushed my TPM settings in my bios
• Tried with TPM disabled

It's affecting me greatly. It's causing some games to not have the correct resolution due to taskview taking over when that game starts. How can this be disabled?

I am using Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

Answer 1

Hi Silverback Gorilla,

It sounds like the Task View window may be getting triggered by a background process or startup application rather than by Windows itself. A useful way to isolate the cause is to test the system in a Clean Boot environment.

Please try these steps:

1. Press Windows + R, type msconfig and press Enter.
2. On the Services tab, check Hide all Microsoft services, then select Disable all.
3. Open the Startup tab and click Open Task Manager.
4. Disable all startup items and restart your PC.
5. After restarting, check whether Task View still opens automatically when launching or closing apps.

If the issue no longer occurs, one of the disabled startup programs or third-party services may be triggering the behavior. You can then re-enable items gradually to identify the source.

If the problem continues, please let us know your Windows version (run winver) and whether you use any keyboard, mouse, RGB, macro, or desktop-management software, as this may help narrow down the cause.

Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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